General Study Advice and Discussion

2284 topics in this forum

1. The 2025 aims and objectives 1 2

   By Jan Finster, December 21, 2024 at 01:03 PM
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   • pcl
   • November 11, 2025 at 10:15 AM

2. Links to all 問我anything topics, and suggestions

   By oceancalligraphy, November 9, 2014 at 12:25 AM
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   • suMMit
   • February 20, 2021 at 03:07 AM

3. Why Chinese? 1 2 3 4 12

   By roddy, March 4, 2014 at 03:26 PM
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   • chongshipei
   • January 24, 2026 at 10:50 AM

4. Learning Chinese – advice for the new and independent student 1 2 3

   By roddy, May 4, 2009 at 06:17 AM
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   • MTH123
   • April 28, 2022 at 08:37 PM

5. Support Chinese-forums.com! 1 2

   By roddy, May 3, 2009 at 03:32 PM
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   • feisima
   • June 10, 2022 at 09:48 AM

6. Some advice for beginners 1 2 3 4

   By wushijiao, June 23, 2005 at 01:43 AM
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   • chongshipei
   • November 29, 2025 at 06:28 AM

7. Finally found this meme, been looking for it forever. Says it all. Got any more?

   By vellocet, March 10, 2026 at 06:36 AM
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   • vellocet
   • March 12, 2026 at 11:03 AM

8. Collaborative writing group idea

   By rufuyun, January 20, 2026 at 07:51 PM
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   • rufuyun
   • January 23, 2026 at 11:22 PM

9. Choosing a Chinese name before studying in Shanghai — not sure if I did it right

   By john wud, December 20, 2025 at 01:07 PM
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   • SuShuang
   • February 14, 2026 at 08:11 AM

10. Tips to learn Mandarin Chinese!

    By chongshipei, December 6, 2025 at 06:33 AM
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    • chongshipei
    • December 6, 2025 at 06:33 AM

11. Black Friday Chinese-learning deals 2025 – what I’ve found so far

    By Silver_bullets888, November 25, 2025 at 03:08 PM
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    • GoEast Mandarin School
    • November 26, 2025 at 02:49 AM

12. Use existing CSC account to apply for PhD?

    By Lawandidii, November 9, 2025 at 01:58 PM
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    • Lawandidii
    • November 9, 2025 at 01:58 PM

13. Translating a novel in pdf form with Chatgpt / AI into Chinese

    By suMMit, October 20, 2025 at 04:46 AM
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    • Noam
    • October 29, 2025 at 02:30 AM

14. LTL Flexi Classes

    By zhouhaochen, October 15, 2025 at 06:11 AM
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    • Flickserve
    • November 16, 2025 at 02:18 AM

15. YouTube Video - Who Speaks the Best Mandarin in Taiwan?

    By dakonglong, September 23, 2025 at 05:25 AM
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    • Lu
    • September 23, 2025 at 07:31 AM

16. Studying Chinese is extremely mentally taxing

    By Jan Finster, September 8, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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    • PerpetualChange
    • September 12, 2025 at 05:09 PM

17. Proficiency level after 10+ years of Chinese study.

    By dakonglong, August 24, 2025 at 02:21 AM
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    • PerpetualChange
    • September 12, 2025 at 12:42 PM

18. Posting outage

    By mikelove, August 8, 2025 at 01:58 PM
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    • Yadang
    • August 19, 2025 at 04:10 PM

19. Fading Interest in Chinese Studies 1 2

    By 889, July 20, 2025 at 02:57 AM
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    • zhouhaochen
    • August 11, 2025 at 09:52 AM

20. Is it required to take HSKK Advanced level while taking HSK 5 exam?

    By genya, July 17, 2025 at 09:58 AM
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    • konnor
    • July 23, 2025 at 01:29 AM

21. Looking for a Mandarin Private Tutor Shanghai

    By Giulia7895, June 17, 2025 at 03:56 PM
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    • Giulia7895
    • June 17, 2025 at 03:56 PM

22. Has anyone tried teaching Chinese?

    By PerpetualChange, May 13, 2025 at 01:27 PM
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    • abcdefg
    • May 17, 2025 at 10:49 PM

23. Memes

    By jefferson6134, May 12, 2025 at 05:02 AM
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    • jefferson6134
    • May 12, 2025 at 05:02 AM

24. Intermediate level: learning near synonyms

    By Kitaf, May 4, 2025 at 07:37 AM
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    • Kitaf
    • May 4, 2025 at 07:37 AM

25. Does the HSK make you internet fluent?

    By geordanson503, April 29, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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    • Lu
    • May 4, 2025 at 12:06 PM